Clifford Severn (September 21, 1925 – June 4, 2014) was an American cricketer and child screen actor.

Clifford Severn was the son of Dr. Clifford Brill Severn (1890–1981). His parents emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles after he was born. He had seven siblings who were all child actors: Venetia Severn, Yvonne Severn, Raymond Severn, Ernest Severn, Christopher Severn, William Severn and Winston Severn. He died in Los Angeles in 2014 at age 88.

Like his brothers Winston and Raymond, Clifford Severn played for the US national cricket team.

As Clifford Severn (in 1940 films as Clifford Severn Jr), he appeared notably in the films A Christmas Carol and the war film They Live in Fear.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1935JalnaWakefield WhiteoaksFilm debut
The Perfect GentlemanJohnnyUncredited
1937Quality StreetArthurUncredited
The Prince and the PauperThird UrchinUncredited
Our Gang Follies of 1938WaiterShort, Uncredited
1938KidnappedUrchinUncredited
A Christmas CarolBoy Buying Scrooge's Christmas TurkeyUncredited
1939Man About TownEnglish BellboyUncredited
1940Gaucho SerenadeRonnie Willoughby
Captain CautionTravers
1941Man HuntCockney BoyUncredited
How Green Was My ValleyMervyn PhillipsUncredited
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakePaddy
This Above AllLift Boy
Atlantic ConvoySandy Brown
Random HarvestAlbertUncredited
1943Forever and a DayNelson Trimble
1944They Live in FearPaul GraffenFinal film

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